Better Homes, Better Gardens: Painting Analysis

photo, I saw their hard work and was able to relate it to the protest message. This is because when Marshall is fighting for equal rights of blacks, these men are an example of who he is fighting for specifically. In the piece “Better homes, Better Gardens”, Marshall really made me understand the point of the work. When viewing the painting he did I found that the two people featured displayed the message that they are not being treated fairly. When looking at where they are, I think that not having equal rights is shown. This is so because they are walking in a private area, I believe it is made just for blacks and African Americans. I say this because in the nineteen sixties African Americans and blacks were forced to live in a private area. An example of these areas
I think the woman in the painting is trying to comfort him and she also displays an important message too. I think that her comforting him shows that black people were staying positive that things would get better. They were showing that the rights they wanted would come someday. From viewing the work Marshall has done it made me think very differently about Civil Rights and equality for blacks in general. When selecting pieces to look at I learned a lot about the life of Marshall and the lives of blacks. Through the work he did it made me appreciate the rights I have today even more. It also made me value my life more because not everyone in America today or back then has a good quality of life. The work that Marshall has done shows viewers the hard lives that these people had to live. When learning about Marshall I was very interested in him specifically because he lived a hard life growing up and saw the problems that went on in America with Civil Rights. I have learned that not everyone lives the same life that I do and they do not have as much as I do. This learning experience helped me to appreciate what I have. When looking at the problems in our country today I can do a lot to